§ 16731 Controller School District Audits

Education Code·California

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•The state checks how schools and counties spend their money to make sure it's used the right way.
•These checks happen whenever the state thinks it's needed.
•The goal is to ensure the money is spent only on what the law allows.

Example

A school gets money from the state to buy new books for students.

The state might check the school's records to make sure the money was actually spent on books and not on something else, like a fancy car for the principal.

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§ 16731 Controller School District Audits

It shall be the duty of the Controller to make any audit or audits of the books and records of counties and school districts receiving apportionments under this chapter, that he or she may deem necessary from time to time, for the purpose of determining that the money received by school districts as apportionments hereunder has been expended for the purposes and under the conditions authorized by this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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Controller audit apportionments school districts counties

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Education Code. Section 16731.

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